It’s Blog Action Day – so I figured it might be a good time to pick up the slack and get moving here again. And for 2008, the topic is poverty – a subject which has recently become quite relevant in my life now that I’m working for Second Harvest Heartland (SHH).
After only a month [...]

“There are three ways of dealing with difference: domination, compromise, and integration. By domination only one side gets what it wants; by compromise neither side gets what it wants; by integration we find a way by which both sides may get what they wish.”
Mary Parker Follett

When I graduated from college, I never expected to be so fortunate so soon in my professional life. My first post-grad workplace was full of welcoming, engaging, generous and helpful people. I feel blessed to have worked for Vibrant Technologies over the last two + years, and it’s with much sadness that I’m saying goodbye [...]

It all started with AIM and AOL chat rooms when I was 14. Then it was Blogger, then MySpace, then, eventually, Facebook finally added my itty-bitty (yet super-progressive) university to their repertoire. I was hooked instantly; It was smart, clean, intuitive and actually functioned without error messages or timeouts. It provided everything I didn’t know I [...]

After a two-year sabbatical from the “blogosphere,” I’ve decided it’s time to rejoin the ultra-opinionated, relatively self-indulgent world of which most everyone with anything and nothing to say has become a part. (Oh don’t be offended, I’m back, aren’t I?) If you missed it… A few years ago, I had just completed my undergrad and [...]